Monthly Archives: March 2006

At first, I thought that the diver and his spotter were performing some sort of perfomance art, and they kind of were. Amazingly, no one stopped to watch him except for me. This guy also has to jump into tanks with giant Amazon catfish, sharks, and cichlids. It amuses me that the colorful ciclid tank … Continue reading »

Friend of mine just lit a cigarette on my stove, and he got too close to the flame. Hair still smoking, he asked “Oh, what happened?”. Now it stinks like burnt ass in my mini kitchen.

(Original picture courtesy of Justin) This is dedicated to a fun, 3 hour hike in the rain with Justin and Taro, followed by a night of kushikatsu, drinking, karaoke, and onsening in Nara.

Ponpoko pon no pon is the onomotopoetic Japanese expression of how tanuki move. When I saw one running, I was impressed by the accuracy of which ponpoko pon no pon captures their wobbly gait. Known erroneously as a “badger” or “raccoon” and more accurately as a “raccoon-dog”, Tanuki is the only word that fits this … Continue reading »

It sucks to see pets being crammed together like this, warmed like chicken karaage under intense heat lamps. Unfortunately, pet stores like this seem to be pretty successful. There are some humane society-like organizations, but they are not nearly as big or powerful as they are back in the states. Only in places like Ashiya … Continue reading »

I’m not writing about anything especially interesting or though provoking. This is simply about an average day in the office over here. It?s one degree outside. That?s what the screen on the wall-mounted air conditioner reads, but it doesn?t feel that bad once I get in the shower. Letting it run for 5 minutes makes … Continue reading »

A wolf preying upon an obatallion.